I think it's the composition--it looks like a painting, like something that would never occur in nature.

I'm pretty much the opposite of an anglophile, so I don't have a lot of familiarity with what England looks like, but, yes, I do think there is often something very English about Tony's photos. I don't know exactly what it is, if it's the light or the scenery. (Sometimes it's definitely the scenery.) And of course, I know where he is, which probably influences me.

"It looks like a painting like something that would never occur in nature."

Well, that's true -- but things like this occur in parks with some regularity (especially in England). It reminds me, for no good reason except for its lawn sloping to water, of the municipal park in Tewkesbury, across from the Abbey.

P.S.

It's warm enough to have all my doors and windows open. Supposed to be in the 60's and 70's through most of next week--tomorrow it's supposed to be close to 80. So I know what you mean. January and February will probably be nasty.